727 Nipponia
| Name | |
|---|---|
| Name | Nipponia |
| Designation | 1912 NT |
| Discovery | |
| Discoverer | A. Massinger |
| Discovery date | February 11, 1912 |
| Discovery site | Heidelberg |
| Orbital elements | |
| Epoch August 18, 2005 (JDCT 2453600.5) | |
| Eccentricity (e) | 0.106 |
| Semimajor axis (a) | 2.567 AU |
| Perihelion (q) | 2.293 AU |
| Aphelion (Q) | 2.840 AU |
| Orbital period (P) | 4.112 a |
| Inclination (i) | 15.051° |
| Longitude of the ascending node (Ω) | 133.151° |
| Argument of Perihelion (ω) | 274.464° |
| Mean anomaly (M) | 332.774° |
727 Nipponia is a minor planet orbiting the Sun.
Nipponia was originally discovered by Shin Hirayama in Tokyo on March 6, 1900. However, he was not able to determine its orbit. After it was rediscovered by A. Massinger on February 11, 1912, Massinger gave the honor of naming it to Hirayama, who chose the name Nipponia, from a Latinization of Nippon (Japan in Japanese).
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